India Wins First Blind Women’s T20 World Cup

Islamabad: India has won the inaugural Blind Women’s T20 World Cup by defeating Nepal by 7 wickets in Colombo.

In the final, India won the toss and chose to field first, restricting Nepal to 114 runs. In reply, the Indian side comfortably chased the target, scoring 117 for the loss of three wickets in just 12 overs, finishing the tournament as the undefeated champions.

This first-of-its-kind event also featured teams from Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the United States.

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India’s Phoolah Saren played a brilliant knock, scoring 44 runs off 27 balls. For Nepal, Sarita Ghamiri was the top scorer with 35 runs.

The tournament was jointly hosted by Sri Lanka and India, with the final played at Sri Lanka’s historic P Sara Oval, the oldest Test venue in the country.

Blind cricket uses a white plastic ball filled with ball bearings that make sound while rolling, helping players judge its movement. Before delivering the ball, the bowler asks the batter if they are ready and must call out “play” during the delivery.

The rules are similar to regular cricket, but each team must include at least four fully blind players, and all players wear blindfolds. Fielders clap once to indicate their position. Partially sighted players are classified as B2 and B3, while runs scored by B1 category players, who are fully blind, count as double.